There is a clear need for intervention and prevention efforts to be directed at female survivors of child maltreatment. We are targeting our intervention/prevention efforts at girls for several empirically important reasons. Prevalence studies consistently reveal that girls are more frequent victims of childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Childhood sexual abuse in particular is more strongly correlated with the development of serious mental health and substance abuse problems than other forms of maltreatment. Girls are more vulnerable to physical and sexual re-victimization in adolescence and adulthood and re-victimization increases risks of mental health and substance abuse problems, which further increases risks for re-victimization. Research has demonstrated that girls/women are more vulnerable to the development of PTSD than boys/men even when exposed to comparable levels and types of trauma, and PTSD has been shown to increase risks for re-victimization. A growing body of literature indicates that trauma responses are mediating factors in re-victimization. Consequently, if trauma symptoms (PTSD, depression, anxiety, cognitive distortions, and maladaptive coping strategies) can be ameliorated there is greater potential to prevent revictimization.